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County twins · 81.3% profile similarity

Brown County, SDvs.Salem city, VA

Salem city reports the higher provisional acceptance: 90.1% versus 33.3% in Brown County.

Population37,87725,618
Median household income$70,898$66,725
Bachelor's degree or higher33.8%33.0%
Poverty11.7%10.3%
Foreign-born4.3%4.5%
No vehicle6.8%6.4%

Administrative contrast

Where the election systems separate

Registered-voter turnout64.5%72.7%
Mail-ballot rejection rate0.17%0.00%
Polling places per 10,000 voters6.9%8.3%
Provisional-ballot acceptance rate33.3%90.1%

Measures come from reporting 2024 EAVS jurisdictions. Missing fields remain missing. A difference describes administration and coverage; it does not establish cause or wrongdoing.

Mail-ballot path

Brown County

Transmitted
8,715
Returned
8,673
Rejected
15

Mail-ballot path

Salem city

Transmitted
1,236
Returned
1,159
Rejected
0